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  1. Before Collapse of #SiliconValleyBank #Fed Spotted #BigProblems. Bank was using an #incorrect #model as it #assessed its own #risks amid #rising #InterestRates & spent much of 2022 under a #SupervisoryReview....By early 2023, #SVB was in what the Fed calls a #HorizontalReview,” an assessment meant gauge strength of #RiskManagement. Checkup identified additional deficiencies but at that point the bank’s days were numbered. In early March, it faced a run & failed w/in days. nytimes.com/2023/03/19/busines

  2. What is the present state of civilisation and challenges facing it?

    (Piggybacking off @cwebber's thread / poll.)

    Intent here is to focus on the relationship and scope of problems, not the specific problem(s) themselves, if any. Though I suspect some may wish to discuss that in comments....

    #Poll #BigProblems #ExistentialThreats #Risk #ThreatPerceptions #PaulChefurka